Israeli drone strikes kill two in south Lebanon
An Israeli drone bombed a car on the Roumine-Wadi Deir al-Zahrani road in south Lebanon on Tuesday, killing one person.
The Israeli army radio said the target of the strike was a member of Hezbollah's "aerial defense unit."
An Israeli drone later carried out two strikes on a van between the southern towns of Froun, Srifa and Kfarseer, killing one person, the National News Agency said.
The Israeli military said Saturday that it targeted a Hezbollah militant with a drone strike in southern Lebanon, saying he was “engaged in re-establishing terrorist infrastructure and directing Hezbollah terror activities.”
"The IDF (Israeli army) will continue to operate to remove any threat to the State of Israel and will prevent any attempt by Hezbollah to rebuild itself," the Israeli army added.
A November 27 truce largely halted more than a year of hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, including two months of full-blown war in which Israel sent in ground troops.
Israel has continued to carry out near-daily strikes on Lebanese territory since the agreement took effect.
Israel had been due to withdraw from Lebanon by February 18 after missing a January deadline, but it has kept troops at five locations it deems "strategic".
The ceasefire also required Hezbollah to pull back north of the Litani River, about 30 kilometers (20 miles) from the border, and to dismantle any remaining military infrastructure in the south.
Source: Naharnet
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